Rochester Optical to bring prescription lenses to Google Glass

Rochester Optical has announced that they will offer a prescription lens for Google Glass even before Google is able to do so. Rochester Optical’s system will use a Glass Prescription Lens Carrier (GPLC) that clips onto the bridge of the frames and will contain the prescription lens. This will make it easy to move Google Glass to different lenses.

Rochester Optical will sell the carrier for $129 and a single-vision lens will start at $99. Other lens options like bi-focals, transitions, and tinted lens will be available. The carrier itself will be available in eight shapes and a variety of colors like black, white, red, orange, cyan, royal blue, silver and grey. Rochester Optical says they will be able to start taking orders in late January and will start shipping units early next month.

Rochester Optical will be at CES 2014 this week. Be sure to check back here at TalkAndroid for all of our coverage and to see if we get some hands-on time with this new option for Google Glass.

Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, and an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his wife and kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active in his church, a local MINI Cooper car club, and his daughter's soccer club. Jeff is married, has three kids, and a golden retriever.